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The hysteria about fake news originally came from liberals who were hoping to establish censorship on the internet through exploitation of net neutrality.
'''Network neutrality''' (more frequently referred to as "'''net neutrality'''") is a [[euphemism]] for government control of the internet, ostensibly to ensure that [[Internet service provider]]s treat all traffic equally and continue to give high-traffic websites like [[Google]] a free ride. [[Liberals]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] would then monitor and manage Internet traffic under the guides of ensuring "equality or "neutrality", when in fact the government would be interfering with the freedom and free market that has traditionally existed on the Internet.<ref>http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2006/06/your_own_person/</ref> The [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) enacted net neutrality regulations during the [[Obama Administration]], but in 2017, under new [[conservative]] leadership due to President [[Donald Trump]]'s appointments, the FCC voted to repeal its net neutrality regulations.
'''Network neutrality''' (more frequently referred to as "'''net neutrality'''") is a [[euphemism]] for government control of the internet, ostensibly to ensure that [[Internet service provider]]s treat all traffic equally and continue to give high-traffic websites like [[Google]] a free ride. [[Liberals]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] would then monitor and manage Internet traffic under the guides of ensuring "equality or "neutrality", when in fact the government would be interfering with the freedom and free market that has traditionally existed on the Internet.<ref>http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2006/06/your_own_person/</ref> The [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) enacted net neutrality regulations during the [[Obama Administration]], but in 2017, under new [[conservative]] leadership due to President [[Donald Trump]]'s appointments, the FCC voted to repeal its net neutrality regulations.
The hysteria about [[fake news]] originally came from [[liberal]]s who were hoping to establish [[censorship]] on the [[internet]] through exploitation of net neutrality.
==History==
==History==
==Opposing viewpoints==
==Opposing viewpoints==
Supporters of net neutrality, such as Google, engage in favoritism of their own in supporting liberal causes but want to prevent ISPs from having the same freedom. These net neutrality supporters insist that a new "tiered Internet" would develop unless the government takes control through regulations. For example, they claim that Hollywood could offer multimedia content exclusively in a higher tier, which could be subject to the inclusion or exclusion of certain Web sites, eventually resulting in all major Internet sites abandoning the lower tier. Targets could include blogs opposing the agenda of the [[mainstream media]] or the governments of the world, and independent musicians not affiliated with [[RIAA]]-member labels. In addition, a company within an industry could make deals with an ISP, resulting in priority over competitors' Web sites - this also raises antitrust issues.<ref>http://news.cnet.com/Playing-favorites-on-the-Net/2100-1028_3-6003281.html?tag=txt</ref><ref>http://blogs.forbes.com/michaelnoer/2010/08/06/overturn-of-net-neutrality-will-inexorably-lead-to-censorship/?boxes=Homepagechannels</ref>
Supporters of net neutrality, such as Google, engage in favoritism of their own in supporting liberal causes but want to prevent ISPs from having the same freedom. These net neutrality supporters insist that a new "tiered Internet" would develop unless the government takes control through regulations. For example, they claim that Hollywood could offer multimedia content exclusively in a higher tier, which could be subject to the inclusion or exclusion of certain Web sites, eventually resulting in all major Internet sites abandoning the lower tier. Targets could include blogs opposing the agenda of the [[mainstream media]] or the governments of the world, and independent musicians not affiliated with RIAA-member labels. In addition, a company within an industry could make deals with an ISP, resulting in priority over competitors' Web sites - this also raises antitrust issues.<ref>http://news.cnet.com/Playing-favorites-on-the-Net/2100-1028_3-6003281.html?tag=txt</ref><ref>http://blogs.forbes.com/michaelnoer/2010/08/06/overturn-of-net-neutrality-will-inexorably-lead-to-censorship/?boxes=Homepagechannels</ref>
Many corporations and liberal advocacy groups support neutrality regulations, while hardware companies and providers and conservative groups tend to be against it. Some great figures of the Internet also oppose it, such as David Farber, noted for major contributions to programming languages and computer networking, and Bob Kann, who helped invent the TCP/IP technologies used to transmit information on the Internet.
Many corporations and liberal advocacy groups support neutrality regulations, while hardware companies and providers and conservative groups tend to be against it. Some great figures of the Internet also oppose it, such as David Farber, noted for major contributions to programming languages and computer networking, and Bob Kann, who helped invent the TCP/IP technologies used to transmit information on the Internet.